North Halfmoon Creek valley with Colorado's 2nd highest point, 14,421' Mt Massive just above the shadow on the right side of the photo.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Waterkeeper Alliance: Part 2: Public Officials Endangering the Public Trust
RFK, Jr's most excellent environmental magazine, Waterkeepers, has this rundown on the worst environmental president in history and other criminals:
Public Officials Endangering the Public Trust an excerpt:
"In the 6th century the Roman Empire codified the rights of citizens to shared resources including air, flowing water, and wildlife. These 'public trust' rights descended to the people of the United States following the American Revolution. Throughout history, however, tyrants have broken the public trust to deliver these commons to private hands. The extent of this tyranny in 2005 is, perhaps, at an all time high:
1. President George W. Bush: Worst environmental president in U.S. History. "
Public Officials Endangering the Public Trust an excerpt:
"In the 6th century the Roman Empire codified the rights of citizens to shared resources including air, flowing water, and wildlife. These 'public trust' rights descended to the people of the United States following the American Revolution. Throughout history, however, tyrants have broken the public trust to deliver these commons to private hands. The extent of this tyranny in 2005 is, perhaps, at an all time high:
1. President George W. Bush: Worst environmental president in U.S. History. "
Friday, August 12, 2005
OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues
Excellent web site where with one easy click you can find out where politicians stand on many issues:
OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues
OnTheIssues.org - Candidates on the Issues
Thursday, August 11, 2005
t r u t h o u t - Bob Herbert | No End in Sight in Iraq
t r u t h o u t - Bob Herbert | No End in Sight in Iraq:
" Writing about Vietnam in the foreword to David Halberstam's book 'The Best and the Brightest,' Senator John McCain said:
'It was a shameful thing to ask men to suffer and die, to persevere through god-awful afflictions and heartache, to endure the dehumanizing experiences that are unavoidable in combat, for a cause that the country wouldn't support over time and that our leaders so wrongly believed could be achieved at a smaller cost than our enemy was prepared to make us pay.'"
" Writing about Vietnam in the foreword to David Halberstam's book 'The Best and the Brightest,' Senator John McCain said:
'It was a shameful thing to ask men to suffer and die, to persevere through god-awful afflictions and heartache, to endure the dehumanizing experiences that are unavoidable in combat, for a cause that the country wouldn't support over time and that our leaders so wrongly believed could be achieved at a smaller cost than our enemy was prepared to make us pay.'"
The Raw Story | Senate Intelligence chairman quietly 'fixed' intelligence, and diverted blame from White House over Iraq
MUST Read. This is compelling journalism. Carefully lays out the timeline and the manner in which this secretive administration rushed into a grotesque mistake. Why haven't we seen anything like this in the MSM?
The Raw Story | Senate Intelligence chairman quietly 'fixed' intelligence, and diverted blame from White House over Iraq
The Raw Story | Senate Intelligence chairman quietly 'fixed' intelligence, and diverted blame from White House over Iraq
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Famous Dead Nontheists
Famous Dead Nontheists: "A list of famous dead people who have rejected God and religion. These are people throughout history who have advocated living life without deference to a transcendent power. The list is in order of birth date.
The purposes of this list are to combat the pervasive myth that atheists are terrible, immoral people and to convince the undecided that it is OK to be an atheist. Just like any other large group of people, some of these people lived exemplary lives and others did not. The point is not that these people are all heroes, but simply to notice that there are more nontheists out there than most people realize."
The purposes of this list are to combat the pervasive myth that atheists are terrible, immoral people and to convince the undecided that it is OK to be an atheist. Just like any other large group of people, some of these people lived exemplary lives and others did not. The point is not that these people are all heroes, but simply to notice that there are more nontheists out there than most people realize."
Shortages Stifle a Boom Time for the Solar Industry - New York Times
Shortages Stifle a Boom Time for the Solar Industry - New York Times: "Executives of American solar manufacturers and industry groups say the global solar market has grown roughly 40 percent annually in the last five years, driven in large part by Germany. Under an incentive program championed by that country's Green Party, German businesses and individuals with solar equipment can sell power they create to utilities at above-market rates. The utilities pass the excess cost on to their customers.
'It's giving Germans a solid 15 to 20 percent return on equity,' said Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the trade group for the American solar industry. 'You're seeing a lot of companies in Germany start venture capital units based on solar farm development. People are even putting panels up on barns.'
Germany consumes 39 percent of all solar panels in the world, with Japan next at 30 percent and the United States a distant third at 9 percent.
Germany installed nearly 400 megawatts of solar power last year, Mr. Resch said, while Japan, whose government subsidizes solar energy consumption, installed nearly 300 megawatts. Americans, with far less in subsidies, installed 90 megawatts, most of it in California."
'It's giving Germans a solid 15 to 20 percent return on equity,' said Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the trade group for the American solar industry. 'You're seeing a lot of companies in Germany start venture capital units based on solar farm development. People are even putting panels up on barns.'
Germany consumes 39 percent of all solar panels in the world, with Japan next at 30 percent and the United States a distant third at 9 percent.
Germany installed nearly 400 megawatts of solar power last year, Mr. Resch said, while Japan, whose government subsidizes solar energy consumption, installed nearly 300 megawatts. Americans, with far less in subsidies, installed 90 megawatts, most of it in California."
Pending Fitzgerald indictments? Part Deux
Articles, government corruption, freedom of speech, truth: "Sherman Skolnick, a long time Chicago ‘judge buster’ with a 40 year history of investigating judicial criminality, today confirmed his sources claim U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is in Chicago looking for a way to “prevent a national catastrophe” by mediating the dilemma caused by the recent grand jury indictments against President Bush and other high-level officials."
: "SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday.
The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.
Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on August 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.
'We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion,' a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe.
After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported.
He died a few minutes later, it said.
South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.
"
The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.
Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on August 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.
'We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion,' a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe.
After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported.
He died a few minutes later, it said.
South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.
"
One Mother in Crawford - New York Times
One Mother in Crawford - New York Times: "Summertime often produces unexpected media figures, and this is Cindy Sheehan's season. Ms. Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq last year, is camping out near President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Tex., and says she won't leave until Mr. Bush agrees to meet with her to discuss the war. There are many reasons for the flood of media attention she is attracting: she has a poignant personal story and she is articulate - and, let's face it, August is a slow news month. But most of all, she is tapping into a growing popular feeling that the Bush administration is out of touch with the realities, and the costs, of the Iraq war."
TomDispatch - Tomgram: Michael Klare on Entering the Age of Resource Wars
Michael Klare on Entering the Age of Resource Wars:
"The Chevron ad began: 'It took us 125 years to use the first trillion barrels of oil. We'll use the next trillion in 30. Energy will be one of the defining issues of this century. One thing is clear: the era of easy oil is over...'"
"The Chevron ad began: 'It took us 125 years to use the first trillion barrels of oil. We'll use the next trillion in 30. Energy will be one of the defining issues of this century. One thing is clear: the era of easy oil is over...'"
Bush's loyalty raises doubts about his political judgment
There's a pattern here....
KR Washington Bureau | 08/04/2005: "when news of Palmeiro's positive drug test and 10-day suspension by Major League Baseball became public, Bush almost instantly backed the ballplayer, saying Palmeiro spoke truthfully on March 17 when he wagged his finger at the House Government Reform Committee and emphatically denied ever using steroids.
Bush's fondness for Palmeiro - who recently became only the fourth major league player to slam more than 500 home runs and 3,000 base hits - dates back to when Palmeiro played for the Rangers under Bush's ownership.
'Rafael Palmeiro is a friend. He testified in public and I believe him,' Bush said Monday. 'He's the kind of person that's going to stand up in front of the klieg lights and say he didn't use steroids, and I believe him. Still do.'"
KR Washington Bureau | 08/04/2005: "when news of Palmeiro's positive drug test and 10-day suspension by Major League Baseball became public, Bush almost instantly backed the ballplayer, saying Palmeiro spoke truthfully on March 17 when he wagged his finger at the House Government Reform Committee and emphatically denied ever using steroids.
Bush's fondness for Palmeiro - who recently became only the fourth major league player to slam more than 500 home runs and 3,000 base hits - dates back to when Palmeiro played for the Rangers under Bush's ownership.
'Rafael Palmeiro is a friend. He testified in public and I believe him,' Bush said Monday. 'He's the kind of person that's going to stand up in front of the klieg lights and say he didn't use steroids, and I believe him. Still do.'"
Orion Magazine > July | August 2005 > David James Duncan > What Fundamentalists Need
Orion Magazine is wonderful. Each issue includes thoughtful, reflective essays from the likes of Rick Bass and Terry Tempest Williams. I discovered it through Utne Reader. Take a look at this gem:
What Fundamentalists Needan excerpt:
"The gulf between" ... "open-hearted evangelism and the aims of modern fundamentalism is vast. Most of the famed leaders of the new 'Bible-based' American political alliances share a conviction that their causes and agendas are approved of, and directly inspired, by no less a being than God. This enviable conviction is less enviably arrived at by accepting on faith, hence as fact, that the Christian Bible pared down into American TV English is God's 'word' to humankind, that this same Bible is His only word to humankind, and that the politicized apocalyptic fundamentalists' unprecedentedly selective slant on this Bible is the one true slant."
What Fundamentalists Needan excerpt:
"The gulf between" ... "open-hearted evangelism and the aims of modern fundamentalism is vast. Most of the famed leaders of the new 'Bible-based' American political alliances share a conviction that their causes and agendas are approved of, and directly inspired, by no less a being than God. This enviable conviction is less enviably arrived at by accepting on faith, hence as fact, that the Christian Bible pared down into American TV English is God's 'word' to humankind, that this same Bible is His only word to humankind, and that the politicized apocalyptic fundamentalists' unprecedentedly selective slant on this Bible is the one true slant."
Monday, August 08, 2005
I Used To Be a Neocon
Check it out. I expect there will be more and more recovering dittoheads as people recover from their drunken stupor. First comes the dreaded hangover. Then the raw truth:
I Used To Be a Neocon by Drew O'Neill: "Two years ago I was a neocon. I supported Bush’s war on Iraq and I called everyone who didn’t a liberal Kool-aid drinker. I voted for Bush in 2000 and I listened to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and just about any right-winger on the radio that I could get a four-word talking point from to use against liberals. I would say things such as 'liberals won’t defend America,' 'shut up and sing,' 'freedom is on the march,' and 'you’re a great American.' I supported the war at first because I bought into the lies and propaganda.
I no longer do. I’m a recovering neocon."
I Used To Be a Neocon by Drew O'Neill: "Two years ago I was a neocon. I supported Bush’s war on Iraq and I called everyone who didn’t a liberal Kool-aid drinker. I voted for Bush in 2000 and I listened to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and just about any right-winger on the radio that I could get a four-word talking point from to use against liberals. I would say things such as 'liberals won’t defend America,' 'shut up and sing,' 'freedom is on the march,' and 'you’re a great American.' I supported the war at first because I bought into the lies and propaganda.
I no longer do. I’m a recovering neocon."
Cindy Sheehan in Crawford
I understand the stupids, the Repuglican radical right, the Brush Lintballs, the ditto heads, the Sludge/Drudge are attempting to slime the messenger, Cindy Sheehan, grieving mother, whose son sacrificed his life over a year ago for an ignoble cause. Here is the original article that Sludge misquoted and took out of context in his slime attack: Bush, Sheehans share moments
Read it and decide for yourself if Cindy Sheehan is (1) consistent in her opposition to the quagmire or (2) a disingenuous flip-flopper controlled by socialist/radical leftwingers.
This is too much....
Read it and decide for yourself if Cindy Sheehan is (1) consistent in her opposition to the quagmire or (2) a disingenuous flip-flopper controlled by socialist/radical leftwingers.
This is too much....
Judith Miller's Dirty Little Secret - Media Monitors Network (MMN)
Judith Miller's Dirty Little Secret: An excerpt:
"So, the question of the hour is what does everyone in Washington know as of today? They know the administration lied about WMDs with the help of media operatives like Judith Miller. They know that there was no “intelligence failure” and that Joseph Wilson was punished for exposing the post-war cover-up. They also know that the administration and its media partners in crime continue to twist the facts about the situation in Iraq. Add to the mix the recent indictments of AIPAC officials in the Pentagon spy case, which might expose the culprits as the very same senior administration officials who outed Valerie Plame."
"So, the question of the hour is what does everyone in Washington know as of today? They know the administration lied about WMDs with the help of media operatives like Judith Miller. They know that there was no “intelligence failure” and that Joseph Wilson was punished for exposing the post-war cover-up. They also know that the administration and its media partners in crime continue to twist the facts about the situation in Iraq. Add to the mix the recent indictments of AIPAC officials in the Pentagon spy case, which might expose the culprits as the very same senior administration officials who outed Valerie Plame."
Sunday, August 07, 2005
More on Cindy Sheehan
The normally lame Wolf Blitzer interviews Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier who died last year in Iraq and who is camping out near the president's home in Crawford awaiting the chance to ask him, "How is this war a noble cause?"
Rebekka returns from Bottomless Pit, some 12 miles into our 20 mile run today... all above 10,000' elevation....We left Elk Park at 12,000' elevation 12 miles up the Pikes Peak Tool road about 7:30 this morning, ran six miles to Barr Camp, another four miles to Bottomless Pit, then retraced our steps back to the trailhead. I ran one more mile out of the way up to the Oil Creek Tunnel...
Five years ago when I visited Oil Creek Tunnel I hauled out as much old tin cans as I could manage. What I couldn't manage I dumped by the side of the trail hoping to return later to retrieve or if that didn't happen hopefully someone else would haul it out. Today I found just where I'd left if five years ago....
WHATREALLYHAPPENED.COM
Interesting take on the news... slightly "tin foil hat", but has an interesting perspective....
WHATREALLYHAPPENED.COM
WHATREALLYHAPPENED.COM
Inside Higher Ed :: 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' Reconsidered
After I read this book about five years ago I found it one of the most insightful treatises on human histories. I still do. With the advent of the PBS series on this seminal work a controversy has ensued. Let the discussion commence!
Inside Higher Ed :: 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' Reconsidered:
"Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies has had the kind of impact that most scholarly authors can only dream about for their works. First published by W.W. Norton in 1997, the book won a Pulitzer Prize the next year for its author, Jared Diamond, a professor of geography at the University of California at Los Angeles."
Inside Higher Ed :: 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' Reconsidered:
"Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies has had the kind of impact that most scholarly authors can only dream about for their works. First published by W.W. Norton in 1997, the book won a Pulitzer Prize the next year for its author, Jared Diamond, a professor of geography at the University of California at Los Angeles."
An American in Chile Finds Conservation a Hard Slog - New York Times
An American in Chile Finds Conservation a Hard Slog - New York Times: "By LARRY ROHTER
Published: August 7, 2005
REIHUE, Chile - Douglas Tompkins first fell under the spell of Chilean Patagonia's lush forests and rushing streams as a backpacking teenager from New York. Today, 40-odd years older and much, much richer, he may well be the region's biggest individual landowner, and its most controversial foreign presence.
His holdings in this realm of snowcapped peaks and wind-whipped shores are larger than Rhode Island and include tracts that timber, electric power and agricultural interests covet. But instead of moving to chop, dam and dig, Mr. Tompkins has turned his properties into nature sanctuaries, open to the public but with strict limits on use, that he has said repeatedly he hopes to donate to the people of Chile. If they can be persuaded to accept his offer.
In so insular a society, far-fetched explanations for Mr. Tompkins's presence here have flourished like moss. Some have suggested that he wants to turn Patagonia into a nuclear dumping ground, others speculate that he wants to seize control of water supplies in a world with a growing thirst, and there have even been accusations that Mr. Tompkins, a buttoned-down, gray-haired WASP, has acquired the land as the site for a new Jewish state."
Published: August 7, 2005
REIHUE, Chile - Douglas Tompkins first fell under the spell of Chilean Patagonia's lush forests and rushing streams as a backpacking teenager from New York. Today, 40-odd years older and much, much richer, he may well be the region's biggest individual landowner, and its most controversial foreign presence.
His holdings in this realm of snowcapped peaks and wind-whipped shores are larger than Rhode Island and include tracts that timber, electric power and agricultural interests covet. But instead of moving to chop, dam and dig, Mr. Tompkins has turned his properties into nature sanctuaries, open to the public but with strict limits on use, that he has said repeatedly he hopes to donate to the people of Chile. If they can be persuaded to accept his offer.
In so insular a society, far-fetched explanations for Mr. Tompkins's presence here have flourished like moss. Some have suggested that he wants to turn Patagonia into a nuclear dumping ground, others speculate that he wants to seize control of water supplies in a world with a growing thirst, and there have even been accusations that Mr. Tompkins, a buttoned-down, gray-haired WASP, has acquired the land as the site for a new Jewish state."
Saturday, August 06, 2005
The Lone Star Iconoclast Online
The Lone Star Iconoclast Online: "The Lone Star Iconoclast is covering Saturday's journey to Crawford by several groups, including Veterans For Peace, Military Family Speak Out, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Code Pink, Crawford Peace House, and others.
Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq last year, is seeking a meeting with President Bush, who is vacationing in Crawford, to have some of her questions answered about the war. Several busloads of interested individuals are expected in Crawford to support her cause. Sheehan has said that she is willing to camp out in Crawford until she gets to meet with the President.
Iconoclast reporter Nathan Diebenow is on the scene and will be dispatching reports during the day. As they come in they will be reported here:
"
Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq last year, is seeking a meeting with President Bush, who is vacationing in Crawford, to have some of her questions answered about the war. Several busloads of interested individuals are expected in Crawford to support her cause. Sheehan has said that she is willing to camp out in Crawford until she gets to meet with the President.
Iconoclast reporter Nathan Diebenow is on the scene and will be dispatching reports during the day. As they come in they will be reported here:
"
t r u t h o u t - Stirling Newberry | Trial by Constitution
John Dean said it in the title of his book: "Worse than Watergate". Well, it's WAY WORSE than Watergate when as is becoming increasingly obvious to perceptive folks out there that this administration was hellbent to attack Iraq BEFORE 9/11 and simply used the "convenience" of Al Qaeda to "fix the facts" to meet the policy.
t r u t h o u t - Stirling Newberry | Trial by Constitution An excerpt:
" One way to tell that the movement toward impeachment has already begun, and that it has members in the most unlikely of places, and indeed members who will publicly deny they are moving in that direction at all, is the introduction of the language of Constitutional conflict. The current slogan of the Democrats in both House and Senate is that the Republicans are guilty of 'Abuse of Power.' It is a phrase that should be familiar: it is the title of Article II of the Impeachment Articles passed by the House Judiciary Committee on July 29th, 1974.
Frank Lautenberg has also brought forth the language of impeachment: by using the word 'Treason' to describe the breach of national security by Karl Rove. The word 'impeachment' has, itself, surfaced in connection with Rove, floated by John Conyers, who wrote the introduction for John Bonifaz's book. The language of impeachment has not just surfaced in rhetorical ways, but in an even more portentious place: in the proceedings of the Grand Jury that has been empanelled to investigate whether crimes were committed in connection with the outing of Valerie Wilson a.k.a. Valerie Plame.
It should be remembered that one of the killing blows against Nixon was that he was named as an 'unindicted co-conspirator.' It was not Congress that began the real inquiry into Nixon, it was the judicial process. Just as revelations discovered by a grand jury in 1973 and 1974 placed the scandal 'inside the White House,' so too have revelations in 2004 and 2005 placed the scandal inside the Oval Office: with Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, two top aids to the President and Vice President respectively."
t r u t h o u t - Stirling Newberry | Trial by Constitution An excerpt:
" One way to tell that the movement toward impeachment has already begun, and that it has members in the most unlikely of places, and indeed members who will publicly deny they are moving in that direction at all, is the introduction of the language of Constitutional conflict. The current slogan of the Democrats in both House and Senate is that the Republicans are guilty of 'Abuse of Power.' It is a phrase that should be familiar: it is the title of Article II of the Impeachment Articles passed by the House Judiciary Committee on July 29th, 1974.
Frank Lautenberg has also brought forth the language of impeachment: by using the word 'Treason' to describe the breach of national security by Karl Rove. The word 'impeachment' has, itself, surfaced in connection with Rove, floated by John Conyers, who wrote the introduction for John Bonifaz's book. The language of impeachment has not just surfaced in rhetorical ways, but in an even more portentious place: in the proceedings of the Grand Jury that has been empanelled to investigate whether crimes were committed in connection with the outing of Valerie Wilson a.k.a. Valerie Plame.
It should be remembered that one of the killing blows against Nixon was that he was named as an 'unindicted co-conspirator.' It was not Congress that began the real inquiry into Nixon, it was the judicial process. Just as revelations discovered by a grand jury in 1973 and 1974 placed the scandal 'inside the White House,' so too have revelations in 2004 and 2005 placed the scandal inside the Oval Office: with Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, two top aids to the President and Vice President respectively."
Friday, August 05, 2005
Capitol Hill Blue: Military Planners Tell Bush Iraq War 'Cannot be Won'
Capitol Hill Blue: Military Planners Tell Bush Iraq War 'Cannot be Won': "Yet while Bush remains stubbornly committed to the war, sources within the Pentagon say military planners tell the President the war cannot be won and the U.S. may have to look for a Vietnam-style withdrawal that will leave Iraq vulnerable to forces even more dangerous than the previous dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.
'Our present scenarios do not provide a successful outcome,' admits a senior military planner. 'We are not adequately equipped to prevail in this conflict.'
At the same time Thursday, the U.S. military announced in Iraq that four more service members had been killed in action but the 'official' military line is that American troops were making progress against insurgents.
'We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq,' Bush said in Texas as a videotape by Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida's No.2, was broadcast around the world."
'Our present scenarios do not provide a successful outcome,' admits a senior military planner. 'We are not adequately equipped to prevail in this conflict.'
At the same time Thursday, the U.S. military announced in Iraq that four more service members had been killed in action but the 'official' military line is that American troops were making progress against insurgents.
'We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq,' Bush said in Texas as a videotape by Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida's No.2, was broadcast around the world."
Thursday, August 04, 2005
Pending Fitzgerald indictments?
I found this earlier today in the comments section of a web site covering Rove/Plamegate. If this is true watch for the firing of Michael Fitzgerald in the coming days and a coverup. Since Faux News is not covering this at all, it will not even register a ripple with the majority of the American public and will not even make the news cycle.
The Tom Flocco site (tomflocco.com) appears to be experiencing a DOS attack! Not surprising because of the explosive nature of the scoop!.
A summary:
A Chicago grand jury has indicted the President and Vice-President of the United States along with multiple high officials in the Bush administration
Chicago — August 2, 2005 — TomFlocco.com — U.S. federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s Chicago grand jury has issued perjury and obstruction of justice indictments to the following members of the Bush Administration: President George W. Bush, Vice-President Richard Cheney, Bush Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Cheney Chief of Staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, imprisoned New York Times reporter Judith Miller and former Senior Cheney advisor Mary Matalin.
There were no indications given as to whether the President and his top staff members would appear publicly before cameras at the grand jury proceedings, given the gravity of the charges.
Besides the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, the Fitzgerald probe is reportedly far-reaching and expanding much deeper into past White House criminal acts involving Bush-Clinton drug money laundering in Mena, Arkansas to White House involvement in 9.11; but also for sending America’s young people to their deaths or to be maimed in Iraq and Afghanistan under false pretenses.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was indicted for obstruction of justice and is reportedly consulting with members of Parliament and legal aides regarding how to avoid appearing in the U.S.A. for interrogation before Fitzgerald in Chicago.
The revelations emanated from sources close to the grand jury who spoke with federal whistleblower Thomas Heneghen in California who said White House Senior Advisor to the President Karl Rove was also indicted for perjury and was reportedly involved with Mary Matalin in a major Bush administration document shredding operation to cover-up evidence.
Heneghen had reported over ten days ago on a TruthRadio.com broadcast [Every Monday and Tuesday evening from 8-9 pm EST–www.truthradio.com–special briefing on Wednesday evening August 3 at 8 pm EST]] that his sources close to the grand jury said former Secretary of State Colin Powell had been subpoenaed and had testified against President Bush, telling the citizen panel that the President had taken the United States to war based upon lies–a capital crime involving treason under the United States Code.
Heneghen also reported a week ago that Gonzalez and Card had been subpoened and that Tony Blair had defied his subpoena after the response time limit had expired.
The Tom Flocco site (tomflocco.com) appears to be experiencing a DOS attack! Not surprising because of the explosive nature of the scoop!.
A summary:
A Chicago grand jury has indicted the President and Vice-President of the United States along with multiple high officials in the Bush administration
Chicago — August 2, 2005 — TomFlocco.com — U.S. federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s Chicago grand jury has issued perjury and obstruction of justice indictments to the following members of the Bush Administration: President George W. Bush, Vice-President Richard Cheney, Bush Chief of Staff Andrew Card, Cheney Chief of Staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, former Attorney General John Ashcroft, imprisoned New York Times reporter Judith Miller and former Senior Cheney advisor Mary Matalin.
There were no indications given as to whether the President and his top staff members would appear publicly before cameras at the grand jury proceedings, given the gravity of the charges.
Besides the Valerie Plame CIA leak case, the Fitzgerald probe is reportedly far-reaching and expanding much deeper into past White House criminal acts involving Bush-Clinton drug money laundering in Mena, Arkansas to White House involvement in 9.11; but also for sending America’s young people to their deaths or to be maimed in Iraq and Afghanistan under false pretenses.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair was indicted for obstruction of justice and is reportedly consulting with members of Parliament and legal aides regarding how to avoid appearing in the U.S.A. for interrogation before Fitzgerald in Chicago.
The revelations emanated from sources close to the grand jury who spoke with federal whistleblower Thomas Heneghen in California who said White House Senior Advisor to the President Karl Rove was also indicted for perjury and was reportedly involved with Mary Matalin in a major Bush administration document shredding operation to cover-up evidence.
Heneghen had reported over ten days ago on a TruthRadio.com broadcast [Every Monday and Tuesday evening from 8-9 pm EST–www.truthradio.com–special briefing on Wednesday evening August 3 at 8 pm EST]] that his sources close to the grand jury said former Secretary of State Colin Powell had been subpoenaed and had testified against President Bush, telling the citizen panel that the President had taken the United States to war based upon lies–a capital crime involving treason under the United States Code.
Heneghen also reported a week ago that Gonzalez and Card had been subpoened and that Tony Blair had defied his subpoena after the response time limit had expired.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
THE ABOLITION OF WORK
THE ABOLITION OF WORK:
"No one should ever work.
Work is the source of nearly all the misery in the world. Almost all the evil you'd care to name comes from working or from living in a world designed for work. In order to stop suffering, we have to stop working."
"No one should ever work.
Work is the source of nearly all the misery in the world. Almost all the evil you'd care to name comes from working or from living in a world designed for work. In order to stop suffering, we have to stop working."
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
AlterNet: Notable, Quotable Presidents
AlterNet: Notable, Quotable Presidents
"America's greatest presidents were keenly aware of the fragility of liberty and freedom of expression, and worked steadfastly toward their protection.
Consider how the following sentiments would be interpreted by today's media pundits, were each of these men currently campaigning for the office of the presidency. Which candidate would be endlessly derided as the 'peacenik,' the 'America hater,' the 'anarchist,' or the 'lunatic fringe' candidate? Which candidates would be placed on terrorist watch lists?"
"America's greatest presidents were keenly aware of the fragility of liberty and freedom of expression, and worked steadfastly toward their protection.
Consider how the following sentiments would be interpreted by today's media pundits, were each of these men currently campaigning for the office of the presidency. Which candidate would be endlessly derided as the 'peacenik,' the 'America hater,' the 'anarchist,' or the 'lunatic fringe' candidate? Which candidates would be placed on terrorist watch lists?"
Monday, August 01, 2005
VDARE.com: 07/27/05 - Departing Iraq
Wow! Was surprised to find this article from a former Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal and a former Contributing Editor of National Review, who was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during the Reagan administration.
VDARE.com: 07/27/05 - Departing Iraq: "June 30, 2005, was the peak of neocon delusion. On that day American Enterprise Institute neocon Karl Zinsmeister posted his article on the AEI online site titled: 'The War is Over, and We Won.'"
No sooner than Zinsmeister put delusion to paper than US military commanders reported escalating and more sophisticated insurgency attacks. Casualties exploded with more deadly bombings, giving meaning to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld’s projection of a 12-year war. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the conflict’s cost may exceed $700 billion.
VDARE.com: 07/27/05 - Departing Iraq: "June 30, 2005, was the peak of neocon delusion. On that day American Enterprise Institute neocon Karl Zinsmeister posted his article on the AEI online site titled: 'The War is Over, and We Won.'"
No sooner than Zinsmeister put delusion to paper than US military commanders reported escalating and more sophisticated insurgency attacks. Casualties exploded with more deadly bombings, giving meaning to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld’s projection of a 12-year war. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the conflict’s cost may exceed $700 billion.
Career Crossroads?
I've spent the last 23 years of my life in the Air Force, with a current rank of Major. This year I am "in the zone" for promotion to Lt Col. I'm ambivalent about staying in, however. My youngest daughter will graduate from high school next year and I'm ready for a new career. I put in an application for the Peace Corps, but was rejected on account of my work for an intelligence agency some ten years ago. I was only a comm officer, not engaged in analysis, so I've appealed their decision to the Director of the Peace Corps. I'm not holding out hope on that front though.
Last April I took the exam for the Foreign Service to work as a diplomat for the State Department and just last week I learned that I passed the exam and have been invited for an "oral assessment" next December in Seattle. I spent two years as an exchange officer in Ottawa, Canada from 96 to 98, during which time I socialized with embassy staff. I found them very engaging intellectually. I would love to make the jump in careers from military to state department--from dropping bombs to "foggy bottom".
It is quite a process getting on with the Foreign Service. I think it was in January that I signed up for the Foreign Service exam. I took the test in April and just learned the results in late July. Now I have signed on for the "oral assessment" in December. If I "pass" the oral assessment, my name will be placed on a list of "eligible hires". I can advance my name up the ladder of that list by veteran's preference or by proof of foreign language fluency. Critical languages get higher placement. I should stand in good stead with a "veteran's preference" and fluency in German and French.
Last April I took the exam for the Foreign Service to work as a diplomat for the State Department and just last week I learned that I passed the exam and have been invited for an "oral assessment" next December in Seattle. I spent two years as an exchange officer in Ottawa, Canada from 96 to 98, during which time I socialized with embassy staff. I found them very engaging intellectually. I would love to make the jump in careers from military to state department--from dropping bombs to "foggy bottom".
It is quite a process getting on with the Foreign Service. I think it was in January that I signed up for the Foreign Service exam. I took the test in April and just learned the results in late July. Now I have signed on for the "oral assessment" in December. If I "pass" the oral assessment, my name will be placed on a list of "eligible hires". I can advance my name up the ladder of that list by veteran's preference or by proof of foreign language fluency. Critical languages get higher placement. I should stand in good stead with a "veteran's preference" and fluency in German and French.
Winking Jesus
It's a miracle. Check it out!! It's the Winking Jesus. Did you see it? There will be no more skeptics after this moment of truth!!
Saturday, July 30, 2005
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